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Richard Vigilante's avatar

Mark Paoletta is a brilliant idea. When would be the time to beat that drum?

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Jim Dueholm's avatar

Great post. Kimball may be right about the Gaetz confirmation, though I doubt it, but if he is, I fear Trump will have burned a lot of time and political capital to get the confirmation. If Gaetz fails, he may rue the days he unseated a Speaker and roiled the House. If Gaetz succeeds, it will probably be because (1) the House Ethics Committee report is released and is not as bad as feared, and (2) he convinces skeptical Republican senators he's not as bad as feared. Most Republican senators, whatever their reservations, likely want to get to go. Jim Dueholm

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Norm Frink's avatar

I agree completely with your view that Gaetz should not be confirmed. I wonder, however, about Paxton as an alternative. I can't pretend to know all the details, but I'm under the impression that his conduct as Texas Attorney General has been unsavory, devisive and, at times, of questionable legality with many of the people who have worked for him holding him in contempt.

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Paul Mirengoff's avatar

Thanks for the comment, Norm. You may be right about Paxton. I admit to not having looked closely into him. Even so, I think he would be a better selection than Gaetz.

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Doug Israel's avatar

If the Republican party wants to actually survive as anything other than a cult for Trump it must reject Gaetz. He is entirely unqualified even if he had NO ethical or other problems. In fact its insane to nominate someone like him.

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